Pool and billiard court



Oct. 4, 1932. F. w. JOHNSON POOL AND BILLIARD COURT Filed July 19, 1950 2 Sheets-S116et' Li} a INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Oct. 4, 1932. w JQHNSON 1,881,387

POOL AND BILLIARD COURT Filed July 19, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR.

ATTORNEY BWLLL MK Patented Get. 4, i932 FREDERICK W. JOHNSON, OF SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA POOL an]: srrnrannfooun'r Application filed July 19, 1930. Serial No'. 469,035.

We liards on an outdoor court 1n place of the usual pool and billiard table, and with balls and mallets such as are used in the game of croquet, the balls being numbered consecutively and colored difierently.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pool table or court placed at substantially earth level and of sullicient extent to permit the players to walk over and about the court while playing the game, and to provide foot operable means for removing the balls from the pockets.

The invention consists primarily of a plane surface formed of concrete or other rigid ma terial and of rectangular form with a cushioned curb all around and the usual corner and side pockets customary to pool tables,

the cushion being formed of a hose or tube filled with a gas under pressure, and foot operable means for each pocket for removing the balls therefrom.

The invention is adequately illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. l is a top plan view of the court showing the cue ball and the racked balls previous to the starting of a game;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation taken through the court;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional elevation taken through the end joint of the cushion tube;

Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation taken through one of the pockets and indicating a means of removing the balls from the pockets by foot pressure.

Similar reference characters are used to indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

The invention consists of a slab or bed 6 of rigid material disposed on earth 7 and having the upper surface 8 formed in a true horizontal plane, and comprising a rectangular bed of proportions similar to .an-ordinary pool. table except. of greater area. A curb 9 is formed entirely about the bed 6 and. is provided with a recess 10 to provide a'structure similar to the usual pool or billiard table cushions. The curb is also provided on its inner surface with an arcuate groove 11 comprising in excess of a semi-circle in which a length, of hose or tubing 12 is disposed and which extends entirely around the curb'9 and pockets 13 being joined together at the opposite ends by means of a sleeve 14 which is provided with a valve 15 of the Schraeder type whereby the tube 12 may be inflated to the proper pressure to offer satisfactory cushioning. Pockets 13 are provided at the four corners and two sides and of sufl icient capacity to hold several balls 14.

An ejecting mechanism is provided for each pocket and consists of a receptacle 15 having a shank 16 which is slidably mounted in a bearing 17, a shoulder at 18 preventing displacement of the device. A lever 19 is pivotally mounted at 20 and bears at one end on the shoulder 18 the opposite end being pivoted at 21 to a rod 22 slidably mounted in a bearing 23 and having a plate terminal 24 affixed to the upper end.

The game is played according to standard rules for pool except that the cue ball 25 is struck by a mallet of the type used in the game of croquet, and the court is of such area and so situated that all shots are made while standing on the court close to the cue ball. The pool balls 14 are racked in the usual manner as indicated in Fig. 1 before startin g the game, and the racked balls 14 are first busted by the cue ball 25, after which, considering the game of rotation, the balls 14 are consecutively driven into the pockets by the cue ball '25, a miss passing the shot to the next player. Entrance of the cue ball 25 in a pocket penalizes one ball from the pockets. After a miss shot, the balls are extracted from the various pockets by quickly pressing the rod 22 downwardly by means of the foot in cooperation with the plate 24, the balls being placed in the usual racks for scoring.

Having described an operative method of constructing the court and explained the nature of the game, it will be understood that variations in design, construction and arrangement which are consistent with the appended claim may be resorted to without detracting from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof e What I claim is:

In combination with a pool court pocket a cup element in said pocket provided with a ball ejector comprising a downwardly extending integral rod, slidahle in a bearing, a

centrally pivoted lever having one end pivotally cooperating with said rod, an upwardly extending rod pivotally connected to the other end of said lever and a hearing for said second rod. V

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

FREDERICK w. JOHNSON. 

